Dump-car.



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APPLICATION FILED 190a.

F. S. INGOLDSBY. DUMP GAR.

APPLI GATION FILED APE.19, 190s.

mb QR Patented May 28, 1912.

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I. S. INGOLDSBY.

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F. SQINGOLDSBY.

DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED 12.19, 1906.

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DUMP GAR,

APPLIUATION FILED APR.19, 190s.

Patmrwd may 28, 1912.

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F: S. INGOLDSBY.

DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED APE.19

' Patented May 28, 1912.

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P. S. INGOLDSBY.

DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19, 1906.

LGQFfifiQo Patented May 28 1912.

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fiimm' cv l' wrmiav ilNlTE STATES rarrnn'r FRANK S. INGOLDSBY. OF ST.LOUIS. MISSOURI. ASSIGNOR TO THE INGOLDSBY AUTO- MATIC CAR COMPANY. OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI ACORPORATION OF WEST VIR- GINIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May28,1912.

The. car is 'olTlhe lngcldsby type, wherein there is a centrallongitudinal beam to the opposite edges of which are pivoted dumplngdoors adapted to form a portion of the loadsustaining floor and swingdownwardly to discharge the load. there being inerhanisl'n carried bythe longitudinal beam for raising the doors. i

The present invention is concerned principally with the form andarrangement of the longitudinal beam and the utt'acl'unent ot' the sameand the draft plates to the bolster; with the structure and bracing otthe. bolster; with the door raising mechanism, and its releasing device;with the side sill of the car, and With a cross member for'bracing thecar sides at their upper edges. These. and other features of inv en tionare hereinafter more fully explained and the essential characteristicsare setout in the claims. Y

In the drawings, Figure l is a bottom plan of a portion ol the carembodying my invention; F 2 is a side elevation there of; Fig. 3 avertical section of the car, the section being taken through one of thedumping doors; Fig. l is a vertical central section of the cargiiig. 5is an end view; Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section outside of thebolster; Fig. 7 is a vertical cross sec tion at a point intermediate ofthe inclined end floors; Fig. 8 is a detail showing the windingmechanism; Fig. 9 is a perspective of the retaining mechanism therefor;Fig.- 10 is a side elevation of the bolster; Fig. 11 is a horizontalsection of the bolster; Fig. 12 is a plan of the cross brace torthe carsides; Fig. 1%.- lb a detail showing the connection ho winding chain tothe raising arm; Fig. '14: is a detail showing the core uection ot' thewinding chain to its operating shaft; Fig. 15 is a detail showing thereleasing device for the raising mechanism, being a section on the line1515 of Fig. and Fig. 16 is an enlarged cross section on the line 1G16of Fig. 7.

The central longitudinal beam is of the box girder type, including apair of parallel plates 1 which extend from the bolster 2 at one end ofthe car to the bolster at the other end. The upper edges of these platesare cutofi diagonally as they approach the bolster, as shown in Figs. 3and 4:. The central beam has cover plates 3 extending from one inclinedend floor 4 to the other and secured to the upper'bent portion? of theplates 1., which lie along the cover plates and are riveted to themintermediate ot the end plates. Beneath the ridge thus formed is anangle bar 5 extending from end floor to end-floor. The cover plates aresecured at their ends to the end floors, being flanged ontothe undersidethereof, as shown at 6 in Figs. 1 and 3. I

The center sill plates 1 carry angles 8 along their lower edges,while-at intervals are vertical angles 9 on the outer sides of theplates and riveted to them. Cross bars 10 are riveted to these verticalangles 9 and extend laterally to the cover plates 3 to.

which they are secured by being riveted to cover plates. At theirlower-edges the cross plates 10 are flanged horizpntally, as shownTheplates 10 and angle bars 9 and 11 are located in pairs at suitableintervals along the central beam, each pair carrying the hinges of thedoor, and some of the pairs carrying, in addition, the pivots of theraising arms. The doors are indicated by 17. They have anglebar floorbeams 18 of which one flange of the angle is bent upon itself to form ahingeeye 19. Ahinge-pin 20 is carried by one flange of the'angle strips11, and by the plates 10, holes being provided through these memberstoreceive the pin. If desired, there may bent member 13, as shown, rive'flange 12 and to the cover plate through the adjacent flange oi": theangle strip 11., These angle strips 11 which are riveted to the bthecase if the arm bore upon the spring plates, strips and members areprovided in per ends ofwhich are connected with the common operatingshaft 34. This shaft is made hollow, as'shown, so that it may be light,and at the same time, withstand the torsional and bending strain. Theshaft is mounted in bearing blocks having flanges by which they areriveted to the cover plate. The end of the shaft 34 is mounted in a pairof vertical plates 36, 37 secured between the bolster and the uppercross beam 44 to which the end floor is. secured- A train of gearing 38may connect the shaft with the operat ng crank 39.

The arms are so formed that when they are down they abut the sides ofthe box girder, and have reinforcing shoulders 43 extending between thesame. This makes a rigid abutment, which causes the arm to occupy aproper position to act as a bumper for the door. When, the arm is downand the door drops, it engages the lower end of the arm through theintermediacy of a sprin 22 carried by the door. This relieves t e s.ock. Extending over the spring on the side toward the pivot of the dooris a .rub block 23 which, as the door is raised,

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approaches the point of the arm" so that as the door comes into closedposition, the point is riding on this rub block and firmly forces thedoor home. This insures the door being" closed, any material clinging tothe door being crushed 'between'it and the car side or forced out of theway, as might not at all point-s... The spring rests at its outer end ona Z-bar flesecured to the door alon its lower edge, a stirrup 25 beingprovided to. hold the spring in place.

-When the door has been closed, it maybe held by hooked pivoted levers40, which engage hooked ends of the floor beams 18, as is usual inIngoldsby cars. These levers 40 may be connected by a link 41 with anoperating lever 42. The throwing forward of this lever releases thedoors, allowing them To cause such movement of the lever to disengagethe winding mechanism so that no damage may be done to the rotatingshaft 34, I provide the following mocha:

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ing' mechanism is mounted in a bloelrjBO- The crank 39 which operatesthe door raishaving trunnions 51 occupying the projecting flanges ofbrackets 52 secured to the plate 37. Above the block 50 is a pivotedpawl 53, and connected with this is a depending link 54. The weight ofthis link normally holds the plate 53 down, with its lower corner overthe block 50, thus holding the pinion on the crank shaft 39 inengagement with the first gear of the train Each of the operatin levers42 is mounted on a rock shaft 4.6 which hasashort rock arm 47 extendingbeneath the link 54. When the lever is thrown to release the doors, thisshaft is rocked and the link 54 is raised, swinging the plate 53 out'ofengagement with the block 50. This releases the crank, and its superiorweight swings the'lower end of the crank inward, raising the pinion outof engagement with the gearing, as shown in F ig. 8. in this position,the block 50 comes opposite the side edge of the plate 53, P which isthus held against return. This is a the normal position with the doorsdown.

When it is'desired to raise the, doors, the crank and block 50 aresimply swung on their trunnions and thepinion engages with the gearing,and the pawl 53 passes over-the .block 50, holding the parts in place.Then when the lever 42 is returned to normal position, the arm 47engages the face of the link bar 54 and sun ply Iorces at backwardagainst the action 0' aspring 55, provided for this purpose, thusallowing the arm 4-? to return to normal position.

The connect-ions of the chains 33 with the operating-shaft and with "theraising arms are formed in a way to allow adjustinentof these chains, sothat the rotation of the opcrating shaft may bring the doorssimultaneously into their closed position. This mechanism is best shownin Figs. 13 and 14-. Through the shaft 34. extend bolts 60 which areprovided with nuts 61 at one end and at the other end a flattenedtubular head or eye 62, which surrounds the first link of the chain. Areinforcing sleeve 64 is pro-- vided on the shaft 34 for the chain towind upon. Near its lower end the chain is provided with a clevis whichacts as a turnbuckle, shown in Fig. 13, and consisting of a threadedrod. 65 passing into the base of 5' the clevis 66 and adjustahly heldtherein by nuts 67. The clevis is attached by pin to the raising arm 30.

The bolsters 2 extend through from one side of the car to the other, andhave cross webs to which the center Slll plates 1 are riveted. Suchcross webs are shoavn at in Figs. 3 and 4c. The bolster has' a verticalweb 7 6 with tension and compression flanges T8 and 79 along its upperand lower edges, respectively, so that it is approximately an I-beam incross section. Theehds of the p ates 1 are. cut out to fit into the bolter between the flanges 78 and 79, shown in Fig. 4, the end of the platebeing riveted to the cross web 75. The draftplates 80 are located inalinement with the center sill 1 other side,

webs 81.

Along the upper edges of the draft plates are angle bars 82 and 83riveted to opposite sides thereof. The bars 82 are on the outer sides ofthe draft plates and have their angles, extending outwardly from theirupperedges. These bars pass across the top of the bolster and are thenbent diagonally upward and riveted to the center sill plates 1 alongtheir upper edges. The angle bars 83 are on the inner sides of the draftplates and have their flanges at their lower edges facing inward. Thesebars also extend across the bolster and are riveted to the center sillplates 1. A suitable filling plate is placed between the two bars wherethey cross the bolster. Angle bars 84 are riveted to the center sillplates along their inclined upper edges on the same side with the bars83. These angle bars 84 extend enough to overlap the inner e ds of theangle bars 82, so that someof t erivets, as 85, pass through the anglebars 82 andB l, and the plates l.

The angles 8 which are at the lower edge of the center sill plates areshown as extending entirely across the bolster,the web being cut away at87 for this pu rpose,or

' these angles 8 may terminate at the bolster without passing throughit. Along the outer sides of the draftplates at their lower edges areangle bars 88, which are also shown as extending through the'bolster.

40 The bars 88 and 8 may thus overlap each other and the bolster crosswebs T and 81, and suitable rivets at these points may pass through thethree members. if desired, howev r, these angles may tcrininatc at. the

i central. web 76, to' avoid cutting the bolster.

The car side is a plate-girder haring'an upper chord 90 and a. lowerchord 91, a plate 92, the main end strut 100, and the angle-bar bracingThe end strut lOO is ficsn channel esting at its lower end on thehorizontal flange of the lower chord. The lower chord rests on theend'of the bolsters, as shown in Fig; 6, and forms a side sill of thecar. An extension side sill in the form of a channel beam 94t'is securedon'the illiterside of the car and extends acrossthe bust er to the" (*nusill 95. "This extension-channel rests on the bolster and above it isriveted to the end strut 1") and the plate 92. Diagonal bracing bars 96are secured to-the bolster flanges 75 and 81 and extend outwardly infour directions, asshown in Fig. 1, two of them being secured at theirends'by connection plates to the corners of the car and the and simplestrut-tie. Tlyis shown in Figs.

3, 7 and 1.2 and consists of an angle bar )7 placed in the form of aridge across the on r and having its ends flattened and riveted to theupper chord 90 of the car side, and a wooden filling beam 98 beneathsuch ridge and abutting the car sides and held to the angle-bar. At eachend of the strut-tie. I place a stirrup 99 which passes beneath thewooden beam 98 and has its ends lying on the upper chord of the car sideto which it is riveted alongside of the flattened end. of the angle bar97. These stirrups and bolts 89 hold the wooden beamin place.

The cross member holds the tops of the cal-sides in proper positionrelative to each other, so that neither will bulge outwardly or beforced inwardly. The metal part of the member acts as both a strut andtie, while the wooden part reinforces the strut. action, and, at thesame time, gives addiiional strength to resist any possible bending dueto anything falling on the member, as, for example, when loading ore orrocks from a chute, or steam shovel. By placing the angular member withthe apex of the angle upward, a shedding surface is supplied instead ofa lodging surface, and, at the same time, both the metal and woodenmembers present their greatest resistance to falling loads. This methodof placing the two members also presents the greatest rcsistance towardany side blow which the cross nicn'iber might receive.

The broad idea of the cross mombeiipomposed of the angle bar and thewoodegi filling beam, is the invention of Mr. Joscpli 1i. i

' Rowling. The combination therewith of the stirrup s my invgentlon.These slu-rups make the cross member more thoroughly a beam to resistfalling loads and reduce the nun'dierof bolts required to hold theboanr 1. Tu a dump car, the combination with a bolster,a draft plate onone side thereof and a center sill plate on the other, each of saidplates being formed to enter the bolster and being; riveted to websthereof, and a com nccting bar passing across the bolster and secured tothe draft plate and the center sill late. p 2. The combination of abolster having tension and compression flanges and a web between them,draft plates and center sill plates extending into the bolster onopposite sides between theflanges referred to, and

- vmembers extending across the bolster and secured to the draft platesand center sill plates.

3 The combination of a bolster, draft plates and center sill platesextending into the? bolster on opposite sides, bars extending across thetop of the bolster and secured to the draft plates and. center sillplates, and

bars ncar'the lower edge of such plates connecting them to the bolster.

' 4. .The combination of a bolster having tension and compressionflanges and a vertical-,aveb, a member on one side of the bolster and. asill member on the other side, said members bein formed to extend intothe bolster, said lster having cross webs to which said members aresecured, and a bar secured to said members and extending across thebolster.

' 5, The combination of a bolster having tension and compression flangesand a vertical web, of a pair of draft lates on one side ofthe 'web, apair ofaline center sill plates on the other side of said web, saidplates being'formed to extend into the bolster, said bolster havingcross web to which said plates are secured, and a p52 of bars secured tothe upper edge of each of the draft plates and: extending across the topof the bolster secured to opposite sides of the alined centersill'plate.

j' 7. The combination of a bolster; a pair of draft plates on one sideof the bolster, and a pair of center sill plates on the other side,

ars secured to the upper edges of the draft lates and extending acrossthe top ofiLtlie iiblster and securedjo the center sill plates,

said center sill, plates having their u per edges cxtendin' diagonallyupward rom the bolster, the bars mentioned bending up.- ward along suchedge, and an additional bar along the opposite side of such edgeoverlapping the upwardly bent bar.

Ina dump car, the combination of a central longitudinal beam extendlnfrom bolster to bolster and havinga air 0 verti cal plates secured attheir en s to -the bol-v ster and inclined downwardly from theirintermediate portions to the bolster, bars secured alongsuchinclinedfe'd'ges and extending across the bolster, and draft platesto which such bars are secured.

outer ends secured to connecting platesat the corners of the car and theother two liaring their ends secured to connecting plates,

adjacent to the outer corner of the door frame.

10. The combination with-a bolster of brace bars which are bent at theirinner ends and secured to said bolster, said brace bars extendingdiagonally outward, and cohnecting plates secured to a side member ofthe car, said brace bars being riveted to. said connecting plates.

11. The combination of a bolster having lateral webs, and braces whichare angle bars having their inner ends bent and secured to said lateralwebs, said brace bars, extending diagonally outward and connected attheir ends with the car structure.

12. The combination of a plate girder side having a lower chord in theform'of an angle bar, an end strut in the form of a channel beam restingat its lower end on the flange of said angle bar, and a brace bet-weenan intermediate portion of the angle bar andthe center of the bolster.

13. The combination of a plate girder side having a lower chord in theform of an angle-bar, and an end strut in the form of a channel beamresting at its lower end on the flange of said angle-bar, and a: bolsteron whichs'aid lower chord and end strut rest and are secured. a v a Y14. The combination with {a bolster, of'a plate girder side Whose lowerchordand main-strut seat 0 the bolster, and an additionallower-side-jinember in theform .of a channel beam secured to the plategirder and to said lower chord and extending across the bolster and,secured to said main strut. r

15. Ina dumpcar, the combination with the bolster and inclined endfloors of the car, of a beam having a ridge and longitudinal supportingmembers, the latter extending from bolster to bolster, and the ridgeterminating at the end'ffloors and be ing secured'to them, and areenfo'rcing beam beneath the ridge extending from end floor tocndfloorr y I t Y 16. In a; dump car, the combination with a box.:gi'rder'-bcam comprising vertical platesibent inward at;their uppcredgcs, a

metal ridge secured to such inclined portions of the vertical; plates,longitudinal angle bars secured to the vertical plates near their loweredges, vertical angle bars secured on the outer sides of the lates andextending approximately to t e 'ridgq vertical ating shaft and chainsboth secured thereto,

. a pivoted door,

and each secired to its corresponding arm, and means for independentlyadjusting the effective length of the chains. 7

18. In. a dump car, the combination with a dumping door, a spring on theunderside thereof, a rub block at the back of said spring, and a raisingand bumping arm adapted to engage the spring when the door drops andpasses onto the rub plate as the door is raised.

19. In a dump car, the combination with a pivoted raising arm, anabutment for said arm, a spring on said door adapted to engage the armwhen it is against its abutment, and a rub member adjacent to the springonto which said' arm passes as the door is being raised.

20. The combination, with the ear sides, of a beam between the sides,and stirrups carriedby the tops of the sides and passing beneath suchbeam.

21. In combination, with the car sides, of a strut-tie secured to theupper edges thereof, and; a stirrup secured to such upper edge of thecar side and passing beneath-the strut-tie.

22. The combination, with the ear sides, of ,a strut-tie extending fromside to side and secured thereto, said tie having a metal member securedto the upper edge of the car sides, and a Wooden member extendingbetween the sides, and a stirrup secured to the .car side and'extendingbeneath the wooden. m mber.

- 23. The combination, witha car having a pair of plate girder sides,stn-rups extending 'onto the tops of the upper chords of said sides .andlying on the inner side oi the car, a beam extending between the sidesand resting in said stirrups, and a cover plate for the beam extendingacross the upper chords and secured to them.

24. In a dump car, the cmubiuation, dumping raising mechanism therefor,including a train of gearing and a" driving shaft, a trunnion block inwhich said shaft is mounte a pawl adapted to engage said block and holdit in place with the gear "in mesh, a bar connected with said pawl,means fori-elcasi'ng the doors, and a connectionibetwcen said means andsaid bar. 25.. The combination with dumpingdoors, oflraising mechanismtherefor, including a train of gearing and a driving shaft, a sup-'poi-:ting plate having a pair of brackets, a blockin which the drivingshaft is mounted imitingrtrlmnionr extending into said brackportionsupporting plate adapted to be released by the movement of said lever. 1

26. In a dump car, the combination with the bolster, center sill platesextending from bolster to bolster, draft plates oii'the outer side ofthe bolsters, bars passing across the top of the bolsters and connectingthe draft plates with the center sill plates, a shedding ridge carriedby the center sill plates, and dumping doors carried by suchcenterstructure.

27. In a dump car, the combination of through bolsters having Webs,draft plates on one side of the bolster riveted to said webs, centersill plates on the other side of the bolster riveted to said webs, andflanged rolled shapes extending along said center sill plates near thelower edges for reinforcing them, and members extending across thebolster and secured to both the center sill plates'and the draft plates.

28. 'lheconibination of a pair of bolsters, inclined end floors betweenthe bolsters, a longitudinal structure comprising a pair of longitudinalplates extending from bolster to bolster, a surmounting rid ge to whichsaid plates are connected and which terminates at the end floors, andsl'ifleningmcans for the lower portions of said plates and longitudinal.doors piyotally carried by said structure. v v

25). The combination of a. pair ofbolsters, inclined cud floors betweenthe bolsters, a longitudinal structure comprising a pair of longitudinalplates extending from bolster to bolster, a sin-mounting ridge to whichsaid plates are connected and which terminalcs at the end floors,stiffening means for the lower portions of said plates, and transversemeans for bracing the overhanging the lower iortions of said datestransverse braces betweep said plates and the overhanging portion oftheridge, bracing means between the two plates and dumping doors hingedadjacent to the lower edge of the ridge.

31. In a dump car, the eombii'iation of on one side of the bolsterriveted to said webs, center sill plates on the other side of thebolster riveted to said webs,"flanged rolled shapes extending along thecenter sill plates near their lower edges for reinforcing them, and ashedding ridge surmounting said center sill plates and connectedtherewith. -i

33, In a dump car, the combination of through bolsters having webs,draft plates on one side of the bolster riveted to said webs, ceiitersill plates on the other'side of" the bolster riveted 'tosaid webs,flanged rolled shapes extendingnlong the center sill plates near theirlower edges fonrcinforcmg them, a shedding ridge surmounting said centersill plates and connected therewith, said ridge terminating short of thebolsters, and inclined end floors, between the bolsters,

to which the ridge is secured.

v 34. The combination of a bolster, draft plates and center sill plateson opposite sides thereof, bars extending across the bolster and securedto the draft plates and center sill plates, and a ridge secured to thecenter sill lates between the bolsters. I

3 In a dump car, a beam comprising two lower chord members, longitudinalvertical plates riveted thereto, an upper chord member in the form of aninverted V, combined with bolsters to which the vertical platesaresecured, and inclined end floors to which the ridge is secured.

36. In a dump car, a beam comprising lower chord members, longitudinalvertical plates riveted thereto, an n per chord memher in the form ofaridge, is e vertical lates being bent inwardly diagonallybeneat i suchridge and secured thereto to reinforce the same, combined withbolstersto which the vertical plates are secured, and inclined end floors towhich the ridge is secured.

* 37. In a dum car, a beam having an up- I per chord mom or in the formof a ridge,

. longitudinal vertical plates bent inwardly diagonally beneath suchridge, a reinforcing angle extendin along the ridge and riveted to theinturne ends of the vertical plates and to the ridge, combined withbolsters to which the vertical plates are secured, and inolined endfloors to which the ridge is secured. .1

38. In a dump car, the combination of a ridge forming an upper chord,lower chord members beneath the ridge, longitudinal lates connecting theridge with such memers, cross members engaging the lower chord membersand the ridge, combined with bolsters to which the vertical plates aresecured, and inclined end floors to which the ridge is secured.

39. The combination of a ridge, a pair of vertical longitudinal platesbeneath it and riveted to it, a pair ofstrengthening memhers in the formof rolled structural shapes 1 riveted to said plates, cross members0011- nected' to said shapes and to the'ridge, combined with bolsters}to which the vertical plates aresecured, and inclined endlloors to whichthe ridge is secured. v

40. The combination of a bolster, a pair of draft pl'ates' on one sidethereof, a pair of center sill plates' on' the other side, said bolsterhaving cross webs to which said plates are secured, and membersextending across the to of the bolster-and secured to the center silplates and'draft plates.

41'. In a dump car, the combination with dumping doors formin a'p'ortionof the floor of the car, a body iolsteriand foundiagonal brace barseach: secured to the bolster near its center and passing diagonallyoutward, two of said brace bars bemg'connect.=; ed at the corners of thecar and the dthrtwb connected adjacent to the outer corner, of the doorframe.

42. In a dump'car, the combination with a body bolster having lateral'webs' and four dia onal brace bars secured to such websan bentdiagonally outwardly and'qsecured at "their outer'ends adjacent to thecar'side.

l3. In a dump 'car, the combination with a dumping door, ofaraisin'giarm, and a spring on the underside of the door adaptedtoengage idar'm. .44. In a dump car, the combination with adumping door,of a raising arm, spring on the underside of the door adap to engagesaid arm, and an abutment which said arm ma engage when down.

45. The combination, with a'bolst draft plates and center sill plates onopposite sides thereof, members connecting the said'plafleswhich extendacross the bolster, and an inverted V st-taped i'idge'fcoiiperatmg withthe center sill plates between the ends of the'car.

d6. Thecombination, witha bolster, draft plates, and centersill plateson' o posit e sides thereof, members. connecting ,t e said plateswhich-extend across thebolster, an"

1nverted V-shaped ridge 'coiiperating, with the center sill platesbetweem'the ends ofthe car, and longitudinally extending doors pivotallysupported from the. ridge member. 47. In a ump car, the combination,with a central longitudinal beam'extending from W bolster to bo stercomprising a pair of ver in en c ls of the vertiealfplates and draftplates:

5 which are adjadelitfeach other, and-a"V;' shaped ridgeflmernbersupportedupon, the

upper endspfth'evertical plates.

In a dump car havmg inclined end portions, a central longitudinal'sillmeinber 1Q coi'npmsmg a to the end sill, and members hi'ossing the atits ends to pair of Vertical plates supported at their opposite endsupon thebob ster, draft plates extending from the hdlster bolster andsecured to the adjacent ends of the vertical plates and draft plates,and an :5 inverted V-shaped ridge supported upon the upper ends of thevertical plates and. secured the inclined end portions of the car. a Intestimony whereof, I hereuntoalfix my 20 signature in the presenceof twoWitnesses.

FRANK s: ING'oLpsnY. Witnesses: I

MARY D. WI-IITCOMB, 'Josnr -i R. BOWLING.

